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Habitation Velier Hampden HGML 2010
Here's the surprise: for a 62% Hampden, the glue-and-solvent side stays in check and the fruit runs the show. Reviewers keep landing on ripe pineapple, banana, marzipan and papaya, with soft vanilla and well-integrated oak underneath. Tropical aging shows — several call it the roundest, most harmonious HGML they've had, and it holds its own against the C<>H many taste it beside.
The community says- Ripe pineapple, marzipan
- Balanced ester power
- Well-hidden 62% ABV
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How does Habitation Velier Hampden HGML 2010 taste?
Aggregated from 110 community reviews.
Intensely fruity, beautifully balanced Hampden Repeatedly named a top tropically-aged Hampden and a favorite Mai Tai base. Intensely fruity with polished esters; the only recurring gripe is a finish that fades a touch quickly.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk and tropical Hampdens
Beginners and anyone wary of solvent-and-glue esters at 62%
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99% rate it 8 or higher. 47 selected write-ups from 110 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jakob
For me, still a touch before the C<>H, although that can be justified m.E. only exclusively subjective and is dependent not least on the form of the day. How much better tropically stored Hampden still goes probably remains to be seen - but for me this is definitely already absolute top class.
Review by cigares
Un complexe de fruits au nez, soutenus par des solvants avec beaucoup d’ananas pas tout à fait mûr. D’autres fruits tropicaux plutôt mûrs et presque fermentés et un petit côté pâtissier/massepain. La bouche est étonnamment douce pour l’ABV, mais intense sur les fruits, bien présents et vifs. La finale est très longue et se termine sur un Tutti Frutti avec des notes de fruits confit tout à fait délicieux ! Il reste comme un goût de cerise au kirsch et de café du plus bel effet.
Review by DomM
Even years after its release, this is still a true benchmark for tropical Hampdens. For me this is clrearly ahead of the 2010 single cask with 12y aging. Amazing HGML. In fact this is - alongside the HV 2010 C<>H - the best tropically aged Hampden I tried so far. Brilliant bottling.
Review by Serge
Wow ... really very, very tasty. A real cracker. Update: in a duel against the 6y0 hgml Spirits in the sky, it defends its throne of the Hampdens. Fuller-bodied, warmer and less acidic Tasted again and still delicious. The taste also keeps very well in the opened sample bottle.
Review by SaibotZtar
Einer der Besten ...❤️ Ich es ist und bleibt die Referenz für mich. HGML ist das Mark was mich am meisten begeistert egal ob Pur oder im Mai Tai. Super Fruchtig viel Esterpower ... Marzipan, Annas Papaya. Die Tropische Reifung ist hier meiner Meinung perfekt wahrzunehmen.
Review by Dr.Django
Heute gibts die absolute Champions League im Glas: Warren Khong Hampden, HV HGML, HV c<>h 2010. Im Vergleich zeigt sich der Warren Khong fast schon entspannt und elegant, sehr süffig. Der HGML ist der fruchtigste, unglaublich intensiv fruchtig. Mein Favorit ist aber eindeutig der C<>H, am intensivsten und mit dem längsten Abgang. Drei absolute top Rums! Mein Ranking hat sich über die Jahre hier nicht verändert.
Review by Christoph
Papaya and strained banana on marzipan. The feeling when the rum reaches the mouth is a true orgasm of the senses. Lots of fruit, slightly candied, dance up and down on the tongue and do not want to disappear. The fruit notes continue deep into the palate and are wonderfully rounded off by wood and tannins.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A phenomenal rum that creates a sensation on the nose and palate. The aromatic power of Jamaican funk is evident on the nose, with overripe exotic fruits and esters, solvents, varnish and glue, followed by notes of marzipan, spices and vanilla. The attack on the palate is a thing of beauty: the balance between fruit, phenolic notes, wood and spices is perfect. The rum has a fat, full texture, and is extremely greedy and round, without the slightest aggressiveness on the palate. The finish is long and dry, with tannins and spicy notes adding to the fruit and esters. A superb rum that marvelously combines power, aromatic complexity and finesse.
Review by Mirco
Intensiver Hampden mit klassischem HGML-Profil. In der Nase springen reife Ananas, Banane und Lösungsmittel hervor, begleitet von leichter Vanille und tropischer Frische. Am Gaumen kraftvoll, mit dichten Esteraromen, süßer Frucht und gut eingebundenem Holz. Die Struktur ist klar, lebendig und tief, ein beeindruckender Rum, der das volle Potenzial jamaikanischer Pot-Still-Destillation zeigt.
Review by Benoit Mahe
The nose is typical, with solvents, glue and esters mixed with tropical fruits (pineapple!) but not only (apple, cherry). The whole is fermented. The palate is frank, fruity and acidic. Esters and tropical fruit dominate. Unctuous and full-bodied. The finish is oily and evolving (passion fruit, esters). Quite simply, an excellent Hampden.
Review by Leo Krüper
Against the HV HLCF tasted. Comes to me somehow not quite as horny rüber, can also not say exactly why. Seems set and relaxed. Not what I expect from a Hampden. Nevertheless, of course, brute tropical part. HLCF I just like better. Will get a 2nd chance.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Nase komplex, im Mund passiert noch viel mehr. Einfach geiler Stoff! Sehr guter Hampden. Ich bevorzuge die tropisch gereiften bei den High Ester Varianten.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Was für eine Nase und was für ein Geschmack. Einfach nur ein brutal geiles Ding. Verkostet gegen den HD Rare Cask HGML und der „Standard“ HV HGML ist einfach Welten besser. Dazu ist er auch mein absoluter Benchmark im Mai Tai. Einfach nur GEIL 🇯🇲
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very nice surprise indeed. This is a well balanced and complex rum despite its age. The proof has been well integrated though it's there. Some may prefer a drop or two of water. The nose is wonderful and there from the start. I let it rest for close to 30 minutes after which there was even more flavours. Typical funky nose with overripe fruit and ester with a bit of wood. The palate is equally nice with a minty touch on the fruitiness, complex and well balanced with a touch of oak. The finish is long and warm with esters and raisins and again a slight touch of wood.
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
High-Ester Hampden aus dem Bilderbuch. In der Nase das bekannte Aromenspektrum aber für die Ester-Power geradezu filigran mit überraschend zarter Vanille, kandierten Früchte etwas Marzipan und ohne diese extreme Buttrigkeit. Im Mund, na klar Ananas, Ester und das unheimlich dicht und mit einer tollen Reife nach 9 Jahren und toll eingebundem Alkohol. Hinter der ersten Welle kommen die filigranen Aromen der Nase als dicker Sirup zurück. Im Abgang gibt es rauchige-grasige Curryblätter und perfekt integrierte Tannine. Ich sehe ein, dass High-Ester nicht viel besser wird, aber für mich ist der Reiz irgendwie verflogen - ich möchte auch nicht jeden Tag Ananassaft trinken.
Review by Oliver
An outstanding Hampden. Perfect ester level!
Review by Christoph H.
Admittedly, the HGML is also a pretty blatant candidate, the basic character compared to the C<>H are very similar. However, everything is so much rounder, more harmonious and overall so much better. I really like it here, the fruitiness and spice are pretty well balanced. This is definitely something you can pour yourself from time to time
Review by Simon Leroux
Un des tous meilleurs Jamaicains récents
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, esters and glue, nail polish, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, red fruits with strawberry, citrus fruits, briny olive, tea, roasted wood notes, caramelized, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, cherries join, vinegar, some spiciness and marzipan, the molasses is sweet with honey, herbaceous, flowery. 9:On the palate, the attack is funky, intense, but full-bodied with esters, glue, fermented, overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, mango, red(sour cherry, strawberry), citrus fruits, like a marmelade, roasted wood notes with burnt sugar, meaty, spicy with allspice, vanilla, anise, slightly smoky with phenol, as the molasses is vegetal. 8,9:The finish is long, dry and slightly tannic, oily, with esters, overripe fruits pairing roasted, smoky, spicy wood notes.
Review by zabo
Edit: nochmal Nachschub besorgt. Dieser bleibt mein HGML Nr.1 Franconian Tasting Gang goes Tiki Die Notizen die ich wieder gefunden haben sagen, das er wohl der totale Kracher war. Das wird dann wohl auch so stimmen.
Review by Portman
Vorzügliche Früchte-Kompott-Noten mit weicher Süße, ewas Menthol und einer ganzen Menge Funk! Warmer, langer Abgang.
Review by Thunderbird
Was muss man zu dem HGML noch sagen… perfekte Balance!!! Einfach gut!!
Review by RumTaTa
Nase: WOW! Gerade eingeschenkt und schon riecht das ganze Zimmer nach Ananas und Nagellack! Gaumen: viel fruchtige Süße, wieder gegrillte Ananas und Marzipan, sehr intensiv, Alkohol sehr gut integriert Nachklang: trocken und fruchtig zugleich, keine Oliven oder Salzlake wie sonst oft bei Hampden, was mir sehr gefällt, bleibt ewig am Gaumen kleben Das ist ein Bilderbuch-Hampden! Wer die Gelegenheit hat, sollte diesen Rum unbedingt probieren.
Review by DutchRumPirate
This is one of the tastiest Hampdens I've tasted. What a delight. Along with the HV 2010 C<>H, this one is also a top choice for me. The HGML is possibly even better. The nose is wonderfully fresh, sweet, fruity, and complex, and this also comes through beautifully on the palate. A delightful explosion of flavors, yet not too sharp. The finish is wonderfully long and full. This is quality, and I'm glad I got to try it.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Surprisingly delicate, when it hits palate there are some wood notes, tannins, but soon after it turns very fruity and sweet. Very much a pineapple, some strawberries. Subsequent sips I got a bit of chocolate and marcipan. After a while it kind of tastes like a nice Long Pond. Great stuff, need to compare side by side with HLCF. Thanks Jury for the sample.
Review by Vincent D
An extremely concentrated Hampden. Everything that makes this series so good is here: esters, funkiness, pineapple. And that crazy fermentation sensation. Intense, complex, fruity, evolving. Really good.
Review by tojo
Nase: Tropische Früchte, Vanille, Lösungsmittel und eine angenehme Süße von Honig und Marzipan. Gaumen: Kräftigere Noten von Gewürzen, Frucht und Holz. So muss ein Hampden riechen und schmecken!
Review by mto75
klasse Hampden! Im Abgang mit feiner Säure…
Review by Tropheus80
bisher bester hampden imo
Review by Romanodeltauro
Incroyable, le meilleur rhum que j’ai eu l’occasion de gouté à ce jour ! Que dire de plus..
Review by Stefan L
This is the first time I get to taste this one and I would love to own a bottle of it. 😋
Review by Buddudharma
Der beste tropische Hampden, den ich kenne. Liegt für mich deutlich vor dem C<>H, der mir etwas zu brachial ist. Hier gehen die Ester eine wunderbare Kombination mit Holz und den restlichen Noten ein, diese Balance ist es, die den Rum zu etwas Besonderem macht. Der eher geringe Anteil säuerlicher Komponenten ist ebenfalls positiv hervorzuheben.
Review by Jakob Mmmmhhh
If I’d have to choose one Rum, that would be my choice. 1996 Last and Rhum Rhum Liberation 2012 Integrale coming close, Mhoba 2017 as well. But this one (because it’s the best of Hampden - in my face) or the Mhoba ( it’s my profile) would win
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
On the nose, it's an explosion of fruits coated with vanilla and marzipan.On the palate, the tropical and exotic fruits become fat and almost candied with wood and tannins.🤤
Review by Jussi Piirainen
I haven't tasted many HGML mark rums, but here we go. Very fruity once you open the bottle, but lets wait for a while and see how it opens up. On the nose: Mild intensity on the nose and i believe its typical for HGML mark. Nicely round and notes of overripe pineapples, light esters, light glue and light sour cherries are integrated together. Abv is integrated very well. My nose is telling that this should be good. Taste: My nose was correct, it is a very good rum. First we have intensity with overripe pineapples, fruits, esters and nice sour cherries. Then you get little bit of vanilla and woody notes in the background notes. Nice full bodied mouthfeel. Finish: Esters, pineapple notes, light spice and woody notes. Mouthfeel is slightly oily at first, but it gets dry in the end. Excellent full bodied and balanced rum. I really enjoyed sipping this rum.
Review by Vinkes89
Sehr fruchtig und rund im Gesamtgeschmack.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Ester Baby... I like
Review by John Coffey
Quelle longueur.. C'est époustouflant de gourmandise avec ce vernis cette colle ces fruits
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Hampden, the legendary Jamaican distillery that produces rum as well as alcohol for perfume. In all the rums from this distillery you will taste wild esters, after which your whole organism will soak up the smell of golden tropical fruits - mango, papaya, pineapple, peach. One of the "must try before you die" rums
Review by alex
Encore une bombe, une grosse claque d’esters et d’arômes en bouche… quel régal 😍😍😍
Review by Alexander Rasch
Ein absolutes Hampden Highlight da er eine perfekte Aromen Balance hat und eine tolle Textur. Der Ester ist auf den Punkt und der Alkohol perfekt eingebunden. Hatte im Vergleich einen jungen C<>H im Glas und die tropische Reife macht hier glaube ich einfach den Unterschied. Am Gaumen schön cremig. Toller Rum der die sehr alten kontinentalen Hampdens alt aussehen lässt. Der TECA 2005 ist für mich trotzdem vorne, da er für mich mehr Komplexität hat und noch spannender vom Profil ist. Beide absolute Highlights.
Review by Pierangelo Pianta
Uno dei migliori Hampden , 2010 habitation , con c<>h alla pari
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Sacrée claque, avec un rhum lourd mais complexe et gourmand, sacré profile, tout en puissance et en maîtrise !
Review by Harald
Farbe: Bernstein Geruch: Gleich zu Beginn funky, süß mit starken Ester-Aromen und tropischen Früchten. Ananas und Mango, Sandelholz sowie Vanille und Fudge. Riecht extrem lecker. Geschmack: Im Mund süß und fruchtig mit Vanille, dann alkoholisch und würzig. Beim Schlucken eine Geschmacksexplosion. Cremig, ölig und intensiv. Tropische Früchte (Mango), Ester und ganz viel Vanille, Fudge und Karamell. Würzig mit etwas Sandelholz und Eiche. Rund und super lecker. Finish: Sehr lang. Immer noch süß und fruchtig mit Estern. Würzig und holzig. Bleibt angenehm und lecker, auch im Nachgeschmack. Fazit: Ich liebe diesen Rum. Zum Niederknien. Ein wirkliches Highlight von Hampden.
Review by mick
La trame aromatique du hgml est bien differente des autres marks, en gros c est un hampden qui pourrait ne pas en être un,le marqueur colle/polish est en retrait, ce qui lui permet de s exprimer sans le coté chimique solvant qui ecrase souvent le reste, cette selection est juste géniale top5 hampden for sure, seul le H Warren pourrait le faire descendelre de son trone
Review by Henry Davies
Nose here we go, all aboard the ester train. It’s hard to see what else this could be, hogo, fruit and caramel. Boom, let’s go. Mouth is great, layered, not an in your face ester monster and so much complexity and layers. It’s a stonker. The finish is medium, and that’s about my only criticism, fades a little bit quickly and the front of the finish is thin. All together a helldorado of a rum, everything you want in a Hampden. Exceptional
Review by GigiMartini
An excellent Hampden. Taken from a sample, I would like to try it again alongside Diamond h or the 2010 Hlcf. From memory, I liked the 2010 C H from Habitation even better. This one, however, is remarkable
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Just a joy as an expression, what a menace. Intense fruity ester perfect wood what an integration. This is the pinnacle of habitation Velier Hampden. Perfection in tropical aging balance. What a joy. Please all of the bottles
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Details about Habitation Velier Hampden HGML 2010
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 62%.
Community purchases
195 bottles logged by 135 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
15% opened, 10 emptied and repurchased.
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Community paid 119–400 €.
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